2018 Civic Type R Could Debut in April (U.S.) with 335 BHP

[17CivicTypeR_Brian]

Agreed... Like the article above notes, the trick is to get the center of mass (and thus angular momentum) as far forward as possible. For the CTR I have some guesses for the model differnces:

• some excellent alloys for the rear suspension subframe (I wonder if that's why they made an entirely separate rear suspension subframe for the stock models in the first place...)

I personally think they did this so they can make an Acura version with AWD...
Time will tell. Obviously we have seen NOTHING in spy shots or anything else to indicate this is even a possibility, but there is the RallyCross Honda Civic out there making 600hp on AWD... of course they have professional fabricators but it looks fairly bolt-in.

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[ayau]

Agreed... Like the article above notes, the trick is to get the center of mass (and thus angular momentum) as far forward as possible. For the CTR I have some guesses for the model differnces:

• some excellent alloys for the rear suspension subframe (I wonder if that's why they made an entirely separate rear suspension subframe for the stock models in the first place...)

The independent rear suspension was the result of the new global chassis platform. Many Hondas will share this platform, e.g., Accord, CRV, etc.

Honda needed to make the rear independent to take into account the various drivetrains.

Many car makers are moving towards this global platform, e.g., Toyota and Subaru.

 

[17CivicTypeR_Brian]

The independent rear suspension was the result of the new global chassis platform. Many Hondas will share this platform, e.g., Accord, CRV, etc.

Honda needed to make the rear independent to take into account the various drivetrains.

Many car makers are moving towards this global platform, e.g., Toyota and Subaru.

I didn't mean the IRS specifically... I think it is assembled as a sub-frame assembly and the whole rear suspension can come off as one unit. Someone with access to exploded drawings can help us with this I bet...

 

[bobafettm]

http://ae-plus.com/features/honda-civic-type-r-chassis/page:1

Advancements in technology is a beautiful thing.

"“Body and rigidity is very important for the suspension to work properly. This can be achieved by spot-welding and applying some additional steel structures but that would make the body very heavy. Instead of doing that, we have applied adhesives and have saved 1.5kgs but also increased rigidity. "

Great... Both cars in my garage then would have a chassis that are super glued together like some Hot Wheels toy BAHAHA!

 

[JYR]

I dabbled in the body industry 20 years ago. They were using adhesives then, and much like other things, I expect that there have been advancements in adhesives as well.

I'm not fearful of a superglued car. I actually welcome it, much like cloth thats been fused together with epoxies.

 

[17CivicTypeR_Brian]

I dabbled in the body industry 20 years ago. They were using adhesives then, and much like other things, I expect that there have been advancements in adhesives as well.

I'm not fearful of a superglued car. I actually welcome it, much like cloth thats been fused together with epoxies.

Yah I think the NSX uses a lot of adheasives.

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